August 22, 2012 (The Editor’s Desk is updated each business day.)

Youth employment in summer 2012

Employed persons ages 16 to 24, by industry, July 2012, not seasonally adjusted
Industry	Employment	Percent
Total	19,461,000	100.0
Leisure and hospitality	5,092,000	26.2
Retail trade	3,772,000	19.4
Education and health services	2,231,000	11.5
Professional and business services	1,380,000	7.1
Government	1,298,000	6.7
Manufacturing	1,278,000	6.6
Other services	870,000	4.5
Construction	771,000	4.0
Financial activities	696,000	3.6
Transportation and utilities	440,000	2.3
Self-employed and unpaid family workers	427,000	2.2
Agriculture and related industries	419,000	2.2
Information	340,000	1.7
Wholesale trade	319,000	1.6
Mining	128,000	0.7

These data are featured in the TED article, Youth employment in summer 2012.

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